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Having shew'd that 340,000 of spare hands are in Ireland, it follows to find Employments for them, which is at 7l. per head, to earn per Ann.	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	2,380,000
This Imployment may be either in order to Local Wealth, or Universal Wealth.
Local Wealth I understand to be the building of 168,000 small Stone-wall Houses, with Chimneys, Doors, Windores, Gardens and Orchards, ditch'd and quicksetted ; instead of the lamentable Sties now in use; the which may cost 3 l. each, in all	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	l.⁠ 544,000
The planting 5 Millions of Fruit-Trees at 4 d. each.	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	83,000	[1]
Planting 3 Millions of Timber-Trees upon the Bounds and Meers of every Denomination of Lands at 3 d. each	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	[2]360,000 l.	|15|
Of Inclosures and Quicksets one Million of Perches at 12 d. per Perch.	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	l.⁠ 50,000
Fortifying the City of Dublin	⁠30,000
Building a new Palace for the chief Governour.	30,000
Making there a Mold for Shipping.	15,000
Making several Rivers navigable and mending High-Ways.	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	35,000
Building of 100 Churches, at 200 l. each	20,000
Workhouses of several sorts. Tan-Yards, Fishing Crofts, Rape-Mills, Allom and Copperas-works, as also Madder, Lead, Salt, &c.	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	50,000
In order to Money and Universal Wealth.
For Ten Thousand Tuns of Shipping	100,000
For a Stock of Wool, Hemp, Flax and Rawhides for one Years Work	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	400,000
For the Labour of Men to Manufacture the same.	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	[3]1000,000	|16|

1. More accurately £83,333. 6s. 8d.
2. In the margin of S, '375,000.' The correct amount is £37,500.
3. Making the corrections indicated, Petty's 'employments' foot up to £2,384,833. 6s. 8d. as against £2,380,000 of employments required.